[nhwingut]

That’s funny. I thought they came in at 401,000 last week.

Now it was revised up to 405,000 so that 404,000 is a “drop.”

What a bunch of jokers.

[ltc8k6]

Yep. They are getting away with it, so why don’t they just improve the numbers even more?

“The number of Americans who filed applications for unemployment benefits inched down by 1,000 last week to 404,000, the government reported Thursday. Initial claims from two weeks ago were revised up to 405,000 from an original reading of 401,000, the Labor Department said.”

[ScottinVA]

That’s funny. I thought they came in at 401,000 last week. Now it was revised up to 405,000 so that 404,000 is a “drop.” What a bunch of jokers.

Every week.. the same game. Quietly bump up the previous week's numbers in order to make the new figures look better by comparison. It is truly a sick joke.